崩れる

くずれる · kuzureru · JLPT N2 · verb-ichidan

to collapse

⛰️🧱 崩 has 山 (mountain) on its left: a mountain giving way means collapse

The 山 radical marks mountains and earth, so 崩れる fits landslides, crumbling walls, and sandcastles giving way.

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